14. Fashionopolism Theme: Setting Up The Blog
In this article, we will go through the process of setting up the blog and blog article (aka blog post) page.
Blogs page
Accessing the blog page
From inside the Theme editor click the Template Picker drop down and select Blogs.
Blog settings
Banner image
The Banner Image sets a banner across the top of the blog post. The same banner image is used across all the different blogs found on the store.
Description
Add a text description which appears underneath the banner image on the blog page. The text supports displaying bold, italicized, and can add links too. Deleting the text entirely will hide it from appearing on the page.
Show tag navigation
Toggling this option will display the tags which have been added to the blog posts that are within this blog.
Article settings
Beneath the blog settings are article related settings which effect how articles appear on the blog page.
Show tags
Toggle displaying the tags in the title of each blog post.
Show author
Toggle displaying the author in the blog posts.
Show published date
Toggles displaying the published date on the blog posts.
Sidebar settings
Beneath the article settings are settings related to the sidebar which can be added to the blog page.
Sidebar text alignment
Controls how the text is aligned on the sidebar.
Border sidebar blocks
Adds a border to the "blocks" added to the sidebar.
Sidebar content
The sidebar supports displaying different "blocks" in the "Content" section which can add or remove "blocks" from appearing in the sidebar. Similar to "sections" on the homepage, blocks can be repositioned by dragging and dropping them.
Sidebar menu
Displays a navigation menu in the sidebar. It only supports displaying first level menu items and cannot display nested menu items. Can also change the Header that appears above the menu.
Sidebar text
Adds Rich Text content to the sidebar. The text can be formatted to be bold, italicized or add links. Can change the Header which displays above the text.
Newsletter
Adds a newsletter sign up form where a customer can enter their email to sign up. Can also add Rich Text similar to the "Sidebar text" block.
Sidebar image
Adds an image to the sidebar and can supports specifying an optional link that makes the image clickable.
Profile
Adds an image with header text and Rich Text content, intended to display an image of the blog post author and give details about them.
Product
Adds a product from the store to the sidebar. Displays an image of the product as well as the product title and price. The "Show button" option, when enabled, displayed a button beneath the product which links it to the actual product page. The button text field changes the text that is displayed on the button.
Blog post
Accessing the blog post
From inside the Theme editor click the Template Picker drop down and select Blog Post.
Article settings
Show featured image
Toggles to display the featured image of the blog post if one had been added.
Show tags
Toggles to display the tags that have been added to the blog post.
Show author
Toggles displaying the name of the post's author.
Show published date
Toggles to display the published date.
Show share icons
Toggles to display the share icons.
Sidebar settings
Sidebar text alignment
Sets the text alignment of text within the sidebar.
Border sidebar blocks
Adds a border to the "blocks" added to the sidebar.
Sidebar content
The blog post sidebar supports displaying different "blocks" in the "Content" section which can add or remove "blocks" from appearing in the sidebar. Similar to "sections" on the homepage, blocks can be repositioned by dragging and dropping them.
Blog posts
Allows displaying posts from a blog in the sidebar. The posts will display an image if a featured image has been added to the blog posts as well as an excerpt and a "read more" link. The Header option can change the heading text that appears above the blog posts. The "Show excerpt text" option when enabled will display each blog post's excerpt.
Sidebar menu
Displays a navigation menu in the sidebar. It only supports displaying first level menu items and cannot display nested menu items. Can also change the Header that appears above the menu.
Sidebar text
Adds Rich Text content to the sidebar. The text can be formatted to be bold, italicized or add links. Can change the Header which displays above the text.
Newsletter
Adds a newsletter sign up form where a customer can enter their email to sign up. Can also add Rich Text similar to the "Sidebar text" block.
Sidebar image
Adds an image to the sidebar and can supports specifying an optional link that makes the image clickable.
Profile
Adds an image with header text and Rich Text content, intended to display an image of the blog post author and give details about them.
Product
Adds a product from the store to the sidebar. Displays an image of the product as well as the product title and price. The "Show button" option, when enabled, displayed a button beneath the product which links it to the actual product page. The button text field changes the text that is displayed on the button.